Gibson Blueshawk
Gibson Blueshawk, Color Heritage Cherry
2 x P -90 single coils
The Gibson Blueshawk is a classic with two F- holes and two " Blues P90 " single coil equipped guitar that was manufactured by the U.S. company Gibson between 1996 and 2006 with the claim that the Blues a particularly versatile guitar and to give some new sounds.
Construction
The body of the Blueshawk consists of a base made of poplar wood with hollow chambers milled and a ceiling made of maple wood with two sound holes in F form. The set-in mahogany neck supports a rosewood fingerboard with diamond-shaped "diamond " inlays.
The guitar strings (as in Fender Stratocaster and Fender Telecaster ) through the guitar body what the guitar lends a Fender - like sound, which also by the specially designed single-coil pickups of the type P -90 ( here Blues P- 90 ), is hereby reinforced with dummy coil.
In addition, the Blueshawk has a by a potentiometer with additional snap function ( " push-pull potentiometer" ) activated and a six position rotary switch controllable Varitone tone circuit in which, depending on the switch position a certain frequency spectrum of the sound is thinned.
The " Blueshawk " in music
The Gibson Blueshawk was developed especially for blues, country and rock and roll. The rock'n'roller Carl Perkins in 1996 received a prototype of the " Blueshawk ". His Sun Records colleague, rockabilly, blues and country blues musician Billy Lee Riley can be seen on the cover and in the booklet of his 1997 Grammy-nominated blues album "hot damn! " With the Gibson " Blueshawk ".
A tight-knit " Blueshawk " guitarist is next to the blues guitarist Carolyn Wonderland, the American singer-songwriter Annie Gallup, which can be seen not only on the cover of her album Swerve, but also on many concert photos using the " Blueshawk " that one since decade is their favorite electric guitar.
In the official Gibson catalog, the " Blueshawk " with a photo of Joe Walsh (Eagles ) was advertised, the casual relies on a " Blueshawk ". But Robin Finck, the lead guitarist of the American band Guns N ' Roses, has a " Blueshawk " in his guitar arsenal.
Also from the critics the " Blueshawk " unanimously praised:
"I have not heard in a long time Gibson or Gibson -style guitar and played that such a fresh look comes soundlich. The Thin Line concept in conjunction with the set neck and the sparkling blues 90 pickups is also thanks to the ingenious 'dummy' circuit all the way up to six times the Varitone circuit is a more effective as a bonus. "
Models
The " Blueshawk " was in the colors of "Ebony " ( Black), "Heritage Cherry" ( cherry ) and " Chicago Blue" ( sky blue) manufactured and shipped with a gig bag. There is also a " Blueshawk " model, equipped with a tremolo. As an accessory, a guitar case from Gibson was for the " Blueshawk " available.
Trivia
It soon became a worldwide " Blueshawk " formed community whose virtual center Tony Jones ' comprehensive Blueshawk website is who gathered virtually all available English-language information about the " Blueshawk " and their next of kin. Finally, the " Blueshawk " an evolution of the Gibson Nighthawk, while advertised by BB King Gibson Little Lucille is a classy equipped and substantially modified version of the " Blueshawk " in which the strings are not passed through the guitar body, but the usual Gibson Tune -O -Matic bridge with TP6 tailpiece ( and fine tuners ) will be used.